Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Best Friends In the class I am mentoring, I have three students who I have to work with everyday after school. Two out of three of my mentees are best friends and are constantly talking in their native language. I have tried seating them farther from one another when we all work together, or having me or the third student sit between them. The teacher of the class knows they talk a lot, but only tells me to address it myself. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I would ask the student to speak english in the classroom. I would say if they want to speak their native language at recess or at lunch that is fine but in the classroom I need to know what you are saying.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: great response Rated On: October 13, 2017 12:26 am Rated By: umuzeZ                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: Their language isn't the biggest problem, it is the behavior. This solution isn't dealing with the main issue, which is the talking (not what language they are speaking in). Rated On: October 15, 2017 4:12 am Rated By: qedeDe                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I don't think asking them to speak English is the way to go. The issue is constant talking, not so much the language they are speaking in. Rated On: February 20, 2018 6:31 pm Rated By: abuMaH                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I do not believe this solution would solve the problem, as it makes their native language seem less important. I would not follow this solution. Rated On: February 23, 2018 6:32 pm Rated By: Samantha Rey                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I would not use this solution Rated On: February 23, 2018 6:59 pm Rated By: eBejaP                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: This is not respectful to the students. Rated On: October 8, 2018 1:58 am Rated By: uDyJeZ                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: Doing this is offensive to the students and makes them feel that they are not allowed to be themselves within the classroom. They may be talking to try to understand the lesson, although clearly to much there are other ways to implement authority without telling them they cannot speak their native language. Rated On: October 10, 2018 2:27 pm Rated By: ubeBaz                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: As a teacher you should always support a student's native language and never force them to speak the primary language. If the student doesn't know many words in English and the teacher calls on them they could potentially be embarrassed. Rated On: October 10, 2018 10:55 pm Rated By: Rachel                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: Making English only classrooms is illegal and wrong Rated On: October 15, 2018 12:51 am Rated By: aVugaG                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: You need to be respectful of their native language. Also telling them they are only allowed to speak english can lead to non-participation and discrimination. Rated On: February 24, 2019 9:53 pm Rated By: upehaS                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: This is not a good idea. You could be seen as discriminatory because you won't allow the native language. Rated On: October 20, 2019 7:34 pm Rated By: Mary Claire Murphy                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I think that this is disrespectful and I would never say this in my own class. Rated On: February 22, 2020 10:05 pm Rated By: gagySy                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I don't think this is a good solution. ESOL students should be allowed to speak their native language in the classroom, they should just be taught when its ok to talk and when its not, no matter what language it is. Rated On: March 5, 2021 11:17 pm Rated By: juRuqa